Editing K-Meleon (section)

=== Goanna branch ===
[[File:K-MeleonThemeComparison.png|thumb|alt=Two screenshots of K-Meleon with different appearances drawn from the windows theme|Two screenshots of K-Meleon 76 with the same K-Meleon theme but different system themes]]

Active development on K-Meleon takes place using [[Goanna (software)|Goanna]],<ref>{{cite news |last=López |first=José María |work=hipertextual |publisher=Hipertextual SL |url=https://hipertextual.com/2022/03/navegadores-ligeros-ordenadores-viejos |title=Navegadores web minimalistas y ligeros para ordenadores viejos |language=es |trans-title=Minimalist and Lightweight Web Browsers for Old Computers |date=10 March 2022 |access-date=29 August 2022 |archive-date=29 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829051836/https://hipertextual.com/2022/03/navegadores-ligeros-ordenadores-viejos |url-status=live}}</ref> a fork of Gecko created for the browser [[Pale Moon]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://betanews.com/2016/01/26/pale-moon-adopts-new-goanna-browser-engine-fine-tunes-interface/ |title=Pale Moon adopts new Goanna browser engine, fine-tunes interface |last=Peers |first=Nick |date=2016 |work=BetaNews |publisher=BetaNews, Inc. |access-date=17 March 2023 |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318040020/https://betanews.com/2016/01/26/pale-moon-adopts-new-goanna-browser-engine-fine-tunes-interface/ |url-status=live}}</ref> With [[Gecko (software)#Quantum|Firefox Quantum]], Mozilla rewrote large parts of its browser engine.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/25/14376710/walt-mossberg-mozilla-firefox-browser-revived |website=[[The Verge]] |last=Mossberg |first=Walt |title=What's up with Firefox, the browser that time forgot? |date=26 January 2017 |access-date=19 December 2022 |archive-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219074006/https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/25/14376710/walt-mossberg-mozilla-firefox-browser-revived |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, Roy Tam forked K-Meleon 76 to run on Goanna.<ref name="Roytam2017"><!-- K-Meleon developer -->{{cite web |url=http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?19,143253 |title=K-Meleon 76 on Goanna 3.4.2 |author=Roy Tam |date=28 November 2017 |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-date=March 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303033127/http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?19,143253 |url-status=live}}</ref> The project's former lead developer Boissonnade wrote; "Thanks for taking care of that little lizard [after I] left it".<ref><!-- K-Meleon developer -->{{cite web |url=http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?19,143253,143702#msg-143702 |last=Boissonnade |first=Dorian |title=[TEST BUILD] K-Meleon 76 on Goanna 3.4.1 |date=10 December 2017 |access-date=10 September 2022 |archive-date=10 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910203008/http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?19,143253,143702#msg-143702 |url-status=live}}</ref> K-Meleon on Goanna remains compatible with deprecated versions of Windows and can run with smaller amounts of RAM than those required by mainstream web browsers.<ref name="Shareef2022">{{cite news |last=Shareef |first=Tashreef |date=30 March 2022 |title=The 7 Best Browsers for Old and Low-End Computers |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/best-browsers-old-low-end-computers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813070712/https://www.makeuseof.com/best-browsers-old-low-end-computers/ |archive-date=13 August 2022 |access-date=13 August 2022 |publisher=MUO |work=MakeUseOf.com}}</ref> K-Meleon has lower memory requirements than other low-resource browsers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://windowsreport.com/best-browser-low-memory/ |title=Which Browser Uses the Least RAM? |last=Stanojevic |first=Milan |date=1 November 2022 |access-date=30 January 2023 |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130085707/https://windowsreport.com/best-browser-low-memory/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

K-Meleon is updated on a [[rolling release]] schedule.<ref name="Roytam2023"><!-- K-Meleon developer -->{{cite web |url=http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?19,154431 |title=K-Meleon 76.4.7 on Goanna 3.5.0 |author=Roy Tam |access-date=5 January 2023 |date=2023 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517084951/http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?19,154431 |url-status=live}}</ref> By default, the browser is a multi-lingual portable application that can directly run from the host computer or removable media.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.adslzone.net/listas/mejores-programas/programas-portables-sin-instalacion/ |language=es |title=Sin instalación y para llevar: Los mejores programas portables |first=Rocío |last=García |date=9 March 2022 |access-date=3 September 2022 |archive-date=4 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904051605/https://www.adslzone.net/listas/mejores-programas/programas-portables-sin-instalacion/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It is also included in the [[PortableApps.com]] repository.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://portableapps.com/news/2022-08-08--k-meleon-portable-76.4.6-2022-08-06-released |title=K-Meleon Portable 76.4.6-2022-08-06 (lightweight, customizable browser) Released |last=Haller |first=John |date=8 August 2022 |access-date=19 December 2022 |archive-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219074012/https://portableapps.com/news/2022-08-08--k-meleon-portable-76.4.6-2022-08-06-released |url-status=live}}</ref> By 2023, K-Meleon was not compatible with major web apps and social media sites.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/lightweight-windows-browsers/ |title=7 Lightweight Windows Browsers Tested for RAM Usage: Which Is the Best? |last=Abdul |first=Shan |website=MakeUseOf |date=13 November 2023}}</ref> As of October 2024, the final planned is release is version 76.5.5.<ref name="Roytam-2024"/>